Northwestern Elementary School
SUMMER READING LIST
Kindergarten Summer Reading List
Carle, Eric. The Very Hungry Caterpillar or The Very Busy Spider
Christelow, Eileen. Five Little Monkeys with Nothing to Do or any title in
the series
Conrad, Pam. The Tub People
Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Crews, Donald. Bigmama's ; School Bus; or Ten Black Dots
Eastman, P.D. Are You My Mother?
de Paola, Tomie. Mother Goose
Fleming, Denise. Count! or Lunch
Freeman, Don. Corduroy
Galdone, Paul. The Three Little Pigs
Havill, Juanita. Jamaica's Find or Jamaica and the Substitute Teacher
Henkes, Kevin. Owen; Lily's Purple Plastic Purse; or Julius, the Baby of the
World
Hest, Amy. Off to School, Baby Duck or Make the Team, Baby Duck
Isadora, Rachel. 123 Pop; ABC Pop; City Seen from A to Z
Jonas, Ann. Round Trip; Splash! or Watch William Walk
Martin, Bill, Jr. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Mayer, Mercer. A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog
Merriam, Eve. 12 ways to Get to 11
Murphy, Stuart J. Just Enough Carrots
Numeroff, Laura. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie or any other title
Polacco, Patricia. G Is for Goat or Babushka's Mother Goose
Potter, Beatrice. The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Rosen, Michael. We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are
Seuss, Dr. Hop on Pop; The Foot Book; There's a Wocket in My Pocket; or And
to Think I Saw It on Mulberry Street
Slate, Joseph. Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten or Miss
Bindergarten and the 100th Day of School
Slobodkin, Esphyr. Caps for Sale
Stevens, Janet, Re-teller and Illustrator. The Bremen Town Musicians or The
Hare and the Tortoise
Van Laan, Nancy. Possum Come a-Knockin'
Waber, Bernard. Ira Sleeps Over
Walsh, Ellen. Mouse Count or Mouse Paint
Wildsmith, Brian. Cat on the Mat
Williams, Vera. "More, More, More," Said the Baby:
Wood, Don. Piggies
Zion, Gene. Harry the Dirty Dog or any title in the series
First Grade Summer Reading List
Artell, Mike. Petite Rouge: a Cajun Red Riding Hood
Brown, Marc. Any of the Arthur or D.W. titles
Bryan, Ashley. ABC of African American Poetry or Beautiful Blackbird
Burton, Virginia. Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel or Katy and the Big
Snow
Degen, Bruce. Jamberry
Dorros, Arthur. Abuela
Feelings, Muriel. Jambo Means Hello
Gag, Wanda. Millions of Cats
Gibbons, Gail. Fire! Fire!; Penguins; Pigs; or Frogs
Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum or Sheila Rae, the Brave
Hoban, Tana. 26 Letters and 99 Cents
Hoff, Syd. Danny and the Dinosaur
Isadora, Rachel. At the Crossroads
Jonas, Ann. The 13th Clue; The Trek; or Reflections
Keats, Ezra Jack. Pet show! or Snowy Day or any title in the "Peter" series
Leedy, Loreen. Mission: Addition or Subtraction Action
Lionni, Leo. Alexander and the Wind Up Mouse or any other title
London, Jonathan. Hurricane; Froggy Learns to Swim or any Froggy title
McCloskey, Robert. Blueberries for Sal or Make Way for Ducklings
McPhail, David. Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore
Noble, Trinka Hakes. The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
Peterson, Jeanne. I Have a Sister, My Sister Is Different
Piper, Watty. The Little Engine That Could
Rathmann, Peggy. Officer Buckle and Gloria
Rey, H. A. Any title in the Curious George series
Ryder, Joanne. Where Butterflies Grow or The Snails Spell
Sendak, Maurice. Chicken Soup with Rice
Seuss, Dr. The Cat in the Hat; The Cat in the Hat Comes Back; or Green Eggs
and Ham
Stevens, Janet. Tops and Bottoms
Van Allsburg, Chris. The Polar Express
Viorst, Judith. Alexander and Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Wells, Rosemary. Timothy Goes to School
Westcott, Nadine. I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Williams, Vera B. A Chair for My Mother
Zelinsky, Paul, Rumpelstiltskin or another fairy tale
This is a suggested reading list. It is not mandatory to read all the books
on this list. Have a great summer!
